Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
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The Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), founded as the Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education, is a non-profit organization based in New York City. Its activities include an annual conference that draws more Jewish educators than any other similar event, advocacy for Jewish educators, various education-related publications, and more.
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[edit] Purpose
According to its bylaws, the purpose of CAJE is to "bring together Jews of all ideologies for work, study, and sharing in discussion of issues in the field of Jewish education."
[edit] Conference
Also according to the bylaws, "[t]he conduct of educational conferences shall be a primary activity of [CAJE]."
The yearly CAJE conference draws between 1,000 and 2,000 Jewish educators from around the world.
Unlike other conferences of its size, the CAJE conference typically offers several hundred workshops over the course of only a few days. The daily workshops are supplemented by evening keynote addresses and musical and theatrical entertainment. In recent years, sub-conferences such as the "Consortium for the Future of the Jewish Family" have run concurrently with the CAJE conference.
The first CAJE conference was held in August of 1976 at Brown University. Some 350 people attended.
Due to its size and nature, the CAJE conference is generally held on a university campus.
The CAJE conference has inspired similar conferences around the world, including the very popular Limmud conference in England.
[edit] Collective Conference Planning
CAJE 33 (to be held in August, 2008) is the first Jewish conference to be planned through a collective on-line process. The CAJE 33 wiki (at caje33.lashon.net) mediates the process.
[edit] Recent and Future Locations
- 2008: University of Vermont (CAJE 33)
- 2006: Duke University (CAJE 31)
- 2005: University of Washington (CAJE 30)
- 2004: Hofstra University (CAJE 29)
- 2003: Ohio State University (CAJE 28)
- 2002: Trinity University (CAJE 27)
- 2001: Colorado State University (CAJE 26)
- 2000: Hofstra University (CAJE 25)
[edit] Highlights of CAJE 33 Aug 10-14 2008
The Future of Congregational Education: Evolution & Revolution
The Roundtable Fishbowl
Green Judaism: The Moral Imperative to Care for the Earth
Early Childhood Conference @ CAJE 33: Sharing a Vision --- Early Childhood as the Gateway to Jewish Learning and Living
Hands-on Technology: Virtual Community, Actual Learning
Principals' Intensives
Teachers' Intensives
National Educators Institute with PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values
